I love a good seasonal wreath – but I REALLY love love love a wreath that can be used in several seasons. Having décor pieces that can be kept up for more than a season – or even year round – makes housekeeping a little easier – and even better if it’s affordable!
If you follow me on Facebook or Instagram (and, shameless plug, you oughtta!), you may have seen my DIY faux succulent wreath featured on my feed a little while back. As I made it, I saved all of my photos and videos so I could share it here with you – but then I got sidetracked with new homeowner projects, and posting the tutorial completely slipped my mind!
So, today, you’re going to get the full run-down of how I made this craft using Dollar Tree supplies!
Here’s what you’ll need:
- hot glue gun + sticks
- green floral foam wreath form
- 3 plastic faux succulents
- burlap ribbon
- jute string/twine
- mini wooden chalkboard
- white chalk pen
First, you’re going to want to prepare all of your materials. The first thing you’ll want to do is heat up your hot glue gun. As this heats, de-stem your faux succulents. Dollar Tree has a variety of these floral accessories, making it easy to choose the look you want for your space. Once you’ve chosen, you can cut off the brown stems and work with just the plastic leafy sections.
I also went ahead and made my decorative bow with my burlap ribbon. I really liked the black and burlap ribbon they offered at my local Dollar Tree, so I picked up chevron and polka dots and ended up using both. They also had a nice maroon and burlap option.
Next, you’ll want to use your chalk pen to craft a message on your wooden chalkboard. I simply wrote “welcome home” since it was going to be in a doorway. In my home, you can see the back kitchen door as soon as you walk through the front entry way, so I felt a “welcome” message was appropriate. I could have also gone with a more kitchen-themed phrase or a monogram.
Now that your hot glue gun has likely heated up enough, you can begin to assemble your wreath. I started with wrapping mine with ribbon. I simply wrapped around and used dots of hot glue to secure the ribbon in place. I did use both patterns on mine, but to be even simpler, you could use just one pattern of ribbon. I did use some jute where my chalkboard was going because I felt like it might create a sturdier hold.
Finally, you will want to glue on your accessories – the bow, the plastic succulents, and the chalkboard. I spent some time arranging these items without glue first to choose the look I liked best.
Here is the final product! I really love how this turned out and how truly simple it was to put together. The green, black, and natural brown ties in with my home décor nicely, and I love that it creates a nice focal point for the kitchen door.
I’m considering making a similar one for on the outside of the door on my back porch, too. What phrases would y’all suggest for a back-porch wreath? Comment below – would love to hear from you!
Kate with a Twang 